Exam 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

According to the Big Five factors of personality,which of the following personality supertrait describes whether an individual is either secure or insecure?

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics was generally stable across time for the adult?

This theorist proposed that middle-aged adults faced the significant issue of generativity versus stagnation.

Abdiel has had three children.According to Erikson,he has achieved:

Identify the Big Five personality factor that classifies a person as either organized or disorganized.

These theorists studied adult personality by examining stability and change in the Big Five factors of personality.

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies,which of the following characteristics generally changed the most across time for the adult?

According to Erik Erikson,this term refers to an adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Bethany,a middle-aged mother,is having an argument with her daughter.Bethany has been under quite a lot of stress at work.During the argument with her daughter,we can expect an increase in Bethany's _____ output.

In a recent study by Cox & others,_____ was strongly linked to middle-aged adults' positive social engagement in contexts such as family life and community activities.

The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

In terms of divorce in middle age,women age 40 to 59 reported being more _____ following divorce than men who became divorced during this age period.

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

According to the contemporary life-events approach,the influence of life events also depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004),the primary reason middle-aged and older women cited for wanting a divorce was:

According to Levinson,by age 40,a man has:

Most research studies indicate that the greatest change in personality traits occurs in:

Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue which he termed:

New studies revealed that cardiovascular disease in middle-aged women was linked to:

_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.